Category Archives: Chabad

The Visual Culture Of Chabad

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: …[L]et me also include this amazing picture of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It appears courtesy of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and I thank Rabbi Jerry Schwarzbard who first showed it to me a few … Continue reading

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Santa Monica Chabad Bombing Suspect Arrested In Ohio

From The Los Angeles Times: A man suspected in the explosion last week next to a Santa Monica synagogue was arrested in Ohio late Monday after someone noticed him at another synagogue in Cleveland Heights. Sources told the Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Chabad Jews Tend To Be Loving Jews

Watch the whole show:

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The Most Interesting Man In The World Is A Lubavitcher

Jordan Schultz writes a long article about the man in the Dos Equis commercials and never mentions that he is a Chabad Jew. That’s right. He’s a Hasid. The Jewish Journal profile. From Fanhouse: Jonathan Goldsmith is not a household … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Happy Chanukah!

This is not a Lubavitcher chossid, obviously.  The branches of Chabad-Lubavitch menorahs are straight and diagonal — not like this: or this: but like this: and this: and this:

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